Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosMassachusetts, United States51-200 Employees
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC) unites four Harvard-affiliated museums: the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Harvard Semitic Museum, and the Peabody Museum of Archeology & Ethnology. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it operates as part of Harvard University, offering permanent galleries alongside rotating exhibits and a program of lectures for audiences of all ages. Its mission is to foster curiosity and a deeper understanding of the natural world, science, and human cultures by drawing on the member museums’ collections and ongoing scholarly research. The organization serves visitors, students, teachers, and the general public seeking interdisciplinary exhibitions and educational programming. It occupies a position in the museums sector as a university-affiliated hub that emphasizes cross-disciplinary storytelling rooted in Harvard faculty and curatorial work. The collaboration to present a coordinated public face for the four museums began in 2012.